Beardless, brilliant, and Chinese—Zheng Yi Sao fought off navies and amassed a huge fortune
I n 1801, a pirate named Zheng Yi was busy raiding Guangzhou. Aside from the typical plundering and rum-drinking, he had given his men one specific order: to break into a local brothel and bring him a prostitute by the surname of Shi.
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Joe Doran is a contributing writer at The World of Chinese.
